Rupture support



C. O. DENTON Nav'. 12, 1935.

RUPTURE SUPPORT Filed Oct. 6, 1932 T 0 l. n 8 m I fllorney Patented Nov. 12, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a rupture support, the general object of the invention being to provide a belt having straps depending therefrom through which the legs pass, with a pair of pads at the 5 front part of the belt for pressing upon the body of the user.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing, wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in Whichz Figure 1 is a perspective View of the device.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary View of the front part thereof and looking towards the interior thereof.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the pads.

In these views, the numeral I indicates the waist belt which is formed of elastic and the numeral 2 indicates a pair of loop depending straps having their ends connected with the belt and so arranged that the legs of the user can be passed through the loops. As shown, the fro-nt ends of the straps 2 are connected to the front part of the belt and are but slightly spaced apart with the rear ends of the straps connected to the rear part of the belt adjacent the side portions of the belt.

As shown in Fig. 3, I prefer to double the material from which the belt I is made and to place the ends of the straps between the two portions of the belt and then suitably connect the parts together, so that the ends of the straps are covered by portions of the belt.

A pair of cushions 3 are fastened to the inner face of the belt adjacent the front thereof with the cushions slightly spac'ed apart, as shown, and these cushions are placed at the points where the front ends of the straps 2 connect with the belt.

Thus it will be seen that I have pro-vided a simple device for use in cases of rupture and one that can be easily and quickly put in place and removed and by making the belt I of elastic as Well as the straps there are no adjusting means necessary which would cause discomfort to the wearer and make it troublesome to remove and replace the device.

When the belt is to be used by a person having but one rupture the device can be used with but (Cl. 12S-100) one strap 2, and a cushion 3, the strap and cushion, of course, being placed on that side at which the rupture occurs. For instance if the rupture occurs on the left side, the strap 2 and the cushion 3 at the left side are used, but if the 5 rupture occurs at the right side, then the right hand strap and cushion are used. However, if one nds it more comfortable to use both straps when he has but one rupture, he may of course do so and he can use the second pad or not as io he desires.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be l5 made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I 2O claim as new is:-

A rupture support adapted to stretch and flex throughout so as to conform to the shape and movements of the body of the wearer, said rupture support comprising a strip of elastic having its 25 ends overlapped and sewed together at one side of the front to form an endless waist belt, two leg straps each formed of a loop of elastic, the front end of one of said loops being sewed to said waist belt at the point of overlapping of the belt 30 ends, the front end of the remaining loop being sewed to the front part of said waist belt near the front end of the rst mentioned loop, the rear ends of said loops being connected to spaced points on the'rear part of the belt, a first soft 35 pliablel fabric pressure pad iiXedly secured to the inner side of said waist belt at the place where the belt ends overlap and to which the first loop is secured so as to cushion any uneveness in the .contact of the waist belt with the body of the 40 wearer which would otherwise obtain by reason of the presence of the overlapping and sewing together of the ends of the strip forming the belt and the sewing of the front end of the first loop, and a second soft pliable fabric pressure pad se- 45 cured to the inner side of the front part of the waist belt over the sewing of the said remaining loop, said strip comprising a sheet of elastic material folded longitudinally with the fold line uppermost whereby said fold line provides a 50 rounded contact with the body of the wearer, the front ends of said loops being inserted upwardly between the folds of the belt.

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